Notices and Rules
Atlantic Herring Fishery: 2019 Management Area 2 Sub-Annual Catch Limit Harvested
Effective on March 9, 2019, we are closing the directed fishery for Herring Management Area 2, based on a projection that a threshold catch amount for that management area has been reached. Beginning March 9, 2019, through December 31, 2019, no person may
Effective
03/09/2019
Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements through regulations measures included in Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, as adopted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. This action is necessary to pr
Effective
03/01/2019
Northeast Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 6; Revised 2018-2019 Specifications
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements measures submitted by the New England Fishery Management Council in Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan and revises the 2018-2019 skate fishery specifications.
Effective
02/15/2019
2019 Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Through this action, NOAA Fisheries implements 2019 specifications for the summer flounder and black sea bass fisheries and maintains previously-established 2019 specifications for the scup fishery.
Effective
01/01/2019
Final Action to Close Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I Closure Areas to Gillnet Gear
NOAA Fisheries closes Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I Closure Areas to gillnet gear.
Effective
12/17/2018
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Framework Adjustment 12
We modifying the commercial scup quota periods, as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. This action moves the month of October from the Summer Period to the Winter II Period. This rule is intended to increase fishing opportunity
Effective
04/21/2018
Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2
This action implements approved regulations for the New England Fishery Management Council's Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2. This rule revises essential fish habitat and habitat area of particular concern designations, revises or creates habit
Effective
04/09/2018
Proposed Rule; Request for Comments; Northern Gulf of Maine Measures in Framework Adjustment 29 to Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
We propose some of the measures included in Framework Adjustment 29 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan that establish scallop specifications and other measures for the Northern Gulf of Maine scallop management area
Effective
03/07/2018
Memorandum of Understanding between NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Promote the Conservation of Migratory Birds including
This notice announces the availability of the final signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to promote the conservation of migratory birds.
This NMFS-FWS
Effective
07/17/2012
National Plan of Action for the Reduction of Seabird Incidental Catch (Seabird Bycatch) in Longline Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the National Plan of Action for the Reduction of Incidental Catch of Seabirds (Seabird Bycatch) in Longline Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries also responds to public comments received on the draft NPOA-S.
Published
02/28/2001